Meat-cutter



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MEAT GUTTER.

No. 463,255. Patented Nov. 17,1891.

WIZJVESSES l [WE1/V2 02 t Wm Unire' Stains TILIJMON PERRY RIOKS, OF SANMARCOS, TEXAS.

VIEATHCUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 463,255, datedNovember Application iiled .Tuly 13, 1891. Serial No. 399,308. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ wh/0712, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, TILLMON PERRY Ricks, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Marcos, in the county of Hays and Stateof Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Cutters; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertaius to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to meat-cutters; and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its several parts hereinafterdescriloed.l

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is ,a top plan View of myinvention with the lidV thrown back. Fig. 2 isfa longitudinal sectionalview of Fig. l, out on the line. Fig. 3 is an enlargement of a part ofFig. 2. Fig. a is a detail view showing the knives O, cogwheel c, bearing c, and cap c. Fig. 5 is a cross section of a part of the invention inorder to show the groove in the track b and one of the wheels Z3.

My invention is a meat-cutter for making beefsteak and other meatstender, which is done by running the meatback and forth under the knivesand cutting the meat bothv ways if need be. In the invention shown thereis but one cog-wheel and one cog-bar; but I pnt a cog-wheel on each endof the axle and a cogbar on each side of the meat-board.

My invention is described as follows: The frame consists of two parallelside bars a a and end hars a a and has on each side a grooved rail ZJ 'hand on each end rubber (or other suitable material) bumpers b b. Theserails and bumpers are on the inside of the frame. The side rails a areprovided with iianges a2 to keep the meat-board in place. On either sideof said frame is erected a bearing c, Fig. 5, for the end of the axleCZ, which carry the cog-wheel e and knives f. Said axle is held in placeby the cap c', which is secured by proper hinges and hasps. The cogwheelc is rigidly secured on one end of the axle CZ, and I secure a similarcog-wheel on the other end of the axle. The knives f are circular andare also rigidly secured on the said axle CZ. The cleaners g are bentdownward at their center and pass under lthe said axle CZ and have apart cut away from each edge, so that when the knives are put betweenthem they exactly iit between the said cleaners, and thus the knives upto their very edges are closely embraced by the said cleaners, soV

that no meat can possibly pass up and follow the knives around. The axleCZ, with its wheels and knives, can be easily taken out and cleaned byunclasping the caps c. (See Fig.) One end of the cleanersgis secured toa bar Zi', that is as long as the machine is wide, and has near each enda hook-catch h3, that enters a corresponding opening in the bar h2. Theother ends of said cleaners are secured to a bar i', which bar isprovided with a proper hasp g2, which passes over a hook or staple j tokeep that end of the cleaners down. Said beams ZL and c" respectivelyrest on cross-bars h2 and i2, and said cross-bars h2 and Z2 rest on armsi3, (see Fig. 2,) the lower ends of which are secured to the sides ofthe standard c.

YVhen I wish to remove the cleaners to clean them, l turn back the coverZt and take out the axle CZ, with its attachments. Then I release thehaspf, turn back the cleaners, and Withdraw the curved pins Zz. Thus thecleaners are entirely separated from the machine.

Immediately under the knives is the moving meat-board Z, havingthe sideflanges Z to keep the meat from rubbing against the flanges a2. Saidboard is also provided with a cog-bar Z2, the cogs of which mesh withthe cogs on the wheel e. The opposite side of said board is providedwith a cog-bar similar to bar Z2. On the un'der side of said meatboardare journaled four wheels Z3, which run on the tracks b and carry saidboard. On the under side and near each end of said board are securedstops Z4, which strike against the bumpers ZJ. The axle isprovided withthe crank-handle m or otherproper means for revolving it. Y'

My machine is operated as follows: The cleaners are put in place and theCoverlet down. The meat is then put on the board Z. The knives are thenrevolved back and forth, which operation carries the meat backand forthunder them until it is lacerated suiliciently in one direction, and thenturned and ICO lacerated crosswise, and, if need be, turned over andlacerated on the other side. When I wish torelnove the meat-board I runit to one end of the frame, raise the end a little with one hand, andgive the' crank m a little turn, and it comes out. So my invention isarranged that every piece may be easily and readily taken out to becleaned or repaired, and my cleaners are so constructed that theyembrace not only the sides of the knives, but the edges, and thus notonly keep them clean, but have atendency to keep them sharpened.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters The combination ot' the frame having `the inner tracks b band the bumpers b b', the meat-board Z, having the side flanges Z,cogbars Z2, wheels Z3, and stops Z4, cleaners g,

adapted to closely embrace the knives fand having one end secured to thebeam t" and the other to the beam h', curved hooks h3, secured to thelower face of said beam h and adapted to enter perforations in the beamh2, axle d, working in the bearings @cog-wheels e, rigidly secured tosaid axle, circular knives f, adapted to [it in the openings between thecleaners g, cover 7c, hinged to the beam h', and crank m on one end ofthe axle d, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TILLMON PERRY HICKS.

Witnesses:

W. C. BUTLER, l-I. A. MOME'ANS.

